New EPA rule could loosen limits on medical device sterilization gas emissions / Medical Express
medicalxpress - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to loosen limits on emissions of ethylene oxide, a gas used to sterilize many medical devices that is also linked to cancer.
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Monday, March 16, 2026, 10:22 pm / permalink 20846 / 3 stories in 1 min
Officials examine deaths after plasma donations in Winnipeg / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Canadian health officials are investigating the deaths of two people who donated plasma at private clinics in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Monday, March 16, 2026, 9:23 pm / permalink 20845 / 3 stories in 1 hr
Trial finds vitamin D supplements don't reduce COVID severity but could reduce long COVID risk / Medical Express
medicalxpress - In a large, randomized trial, researchers at Mass General Brigham found that high-dose vitamin D3 did not reduce COVID-19 infection severity, but may impact long COVID outcomes. Results of the study are published in The Journal of Nutrition.
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Monday, March 16, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 20790 / 2 stories in 21 hrs
FDA Drug Approval Marks a First for a Disease — But It’s Not Autism / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - Leucovorin is now approved for cerebral folate deficiency months after FDA Commissioner Marty Makary claimed the decades-old generic drug had promise for treating autism. The FDA’s review was based on published literature and real-world evidence.The post …
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Sunday, March 15, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 20779 / 4 stories in 34 hrs
Fitch upgrades UCHealth’s rating to ‘AA+’ / Beckers
Andrew Cass / beckershospitalreview - Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth’s credit rating was upgraded to “AA+” from “AA” by Fitch. The upgrade reflects the health system’s very strong financial profile, benefiting from its market position in a growing service area and a long track record of robust …
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Saturday, March 14, 2026, 2:22 pm / permalink 20762 / 5 stories in 2 days
Personalized Support Program Improves Smoking Cessation for Cervical Cancer Survivors – UCLA Health / OncoDaily
oncodaily - UCLA study shows program doubles quit rates for women and offers a cost-effective approach A new study led by UCLA researchers suggests that a personalized counseling program can significantly help […]
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Saturday, March 14, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 20747 / 2 stories in 2 days
Measles outbreaks could fuel rise in fatal complication, physicians warn / Beckers
Mackenzie Bean / beckershospitalreview - As measles continues spreading across the U.S. at a pace not seen in decades, physicians are warning about a rare but often fatal neurological complication that can emerge years after initial infection, KFF Health News reported March 13. Subacute sclerosi…
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Saturday, March 14, 2026, 2:21 am / permalink 20742 / 8 stories in 2 days
AMA: Physicians' use of AI doubled from 2023 to 2026 / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - A survey fielded earlier this year found 81% of doctors use AI in a professional context, with an average of 2.3 use cases per physician. Respondents were largely bullish on the technology's ability to boost clinical care and work efficiency, but still ha…
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Saturday, March 14, 2026, 1:21 am / permalink 20740 / 14 stories in 2 days
Eliquis may be safer than Xarelto for patients with deep blood clots: Study / Beckers
Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - Patients taking blood thinner Eliquis had a lower risk of clinically relevant bleeding than those taking Xarelto, a recent study found. Researchers enrolled 2,760 patients with venous thrombosis — blood clots in the veins of the legs or lungs — and random…
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Saturday, March 14, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 20737 / 2 stories in 2 days
Flu vaccines didn't work that well in the US, officials find / Medical Express
medicalxpress - As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn't work very well, with one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade.
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Saturday, March 14, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 20736 / 3 stories in 2 days
A smartphone app can help men last longer in bed / New Scientist
newscientist - In a randomised trial, men who experience premature ejaculation benefitted from using an app to learn techniques for extending intercourse
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Saturday, March 14, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 20735 / 2 stories in 2 days
Severe COVID or Severe Flu May Raise Risk of Lung Cancer, But Vaccines Helped in Animal Tests / Discover
discovermagazine - Learn how severe respiratory illness leaves the lungs vulnerable to cancer, and how vaccines could prevent these vulnerabilities.
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Friday, March 13, 2026, 9:23 pm / permalink 20726 / 3 stories in 3 days
6 Things to Know About Stryker’s Cyberattack / MedCity
Katie Adams / medcitynews - Stryker was hit by a cyberattack this week that knocked out its internal systems worldwide and caused delays to order processing and manufacturing. An Iran-linked group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the full impact remains unclear.The pos…
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Friday, March 13, 2026, 6:22 pm / permalink 20721 / 6 stories in 3 days
FDA Transparency Push Expands to Monitoring Safety of Vaccines and Other Regulated Products / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - The FDA said consolidating safety reporting into a single platform, the Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS), will increase transparency and reduce costs. But like the legacy systems it replaces, AEMS reports are unverified so causation and frequency of…
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Thursday, March 12, 2026, 5:23 pm / permalink 20659 / 7 stories in 4 days
Gallup poll: One in three Americans cutting back on daily expenses to pay for healthcare / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - Healthcare affordability remains a significant challenge, with a third of respondents to a new Gallup poll saying they had to cut back on daily living expenses to afford care.
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Thursday, March 12, 2026, 2:23 pm / permalink 20648 / 9 stories in 4 days
Leapfrog ordered to remove safety grade for 5 Tenet hospitals / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - A federal judge said a 2024 methodology update that adjusted the weighting of safety measures inputted for nonparticipating hospitals was "deceptive and unfair" under Florida law. Leapfrog plans to appeal, but said it will be making broader changes in rat…
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Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 1:24 pm / permalink 20479 / 4 stories in 6 days
Effects of daily multivitamin–multimineral and cocoa extract supplementation on epigenetic aging clocks in the COSMOS randomized clinical trial / Nature
Sidong Li / nature - Nature Medicine, Published online: 09 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04239-3In a prespecified ancillary analysis of the COSMOS randomized trial, supplementation with daily multivitamins, but not with cocoa extract, over the course of 2 years decreased…
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Monday, March 9, 2026, 6:24 pm / permalink 20417 / 6 stories in 7 days
White House autism briefing linked to swift shifts in prescribing patterns / Medical Express
medicalxpress - A White House briefing in September 2025 that raised concerns about acetaminophen use during pregnancy and promoted the drug leucovorin as a potential autism treatment was followed by sharp changes in how doctors prescribed those medications nationwide, a…
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Monday, March 9, 2026, 12:22 am / permalink 20354 / 4 stories in 7 days
Patients with multiple chronic diseases are a looming threat to health systems' financials: Vizient / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - A recent claims data analysis shows the 11% of people with multiple chronic conditions are behind 52% of inpatient admissions and about a third of outpatient visits. Their projected increases and unfavorable payer mix spell trouble for health systems' bot…
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Saturday, March 7, 2026, 10:21 pm / permalink 20340 / 7 stories in 9 days
How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Most of America "springs forward" Sunday for daylight saving time. Losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day; it also could harm your health.
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Saturday, March 7, 2026, 6:21 pm / permalink 20336 / 9 stories in 9 days